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ThefollowingisthepreparedtextofPresidentObama’sStateoftheUnionaddress:

Mr.Speaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,fellowcitizens:

Fifty-oneyearsago,JohnF.KennedydeclaredtothisChamberthat“theConstitutionmakesusnotrivalsforpowerbutpartnersforprogress...Itismytask,”hesaid,“toreporttheStateoftheUnion-toimproveitisthetaskofusall。”

Tonight,thankstothegritanddeterminationoftheAmericanpeople,thereismuchprogresstoreport.Afteradecadeofgrindingwar,ourbravemenandwomeninuniformarecominghome.Afteryearsofgruelingrecession,ourbusinesseshavecreatedoversixmillionnewjobs.WebuymoreAmericancarsthanwehaveinfiveyears,andlessforeignoilthanwehaveintwenty.Ourhousingmarketishealing,ourstockmarketisrebounding,andconsumers,patients,andhomeownersenjoystrongerprotectionsthaneverbefore。

Together,wehaveclearedawaytherubbleofcrisis,andcansaywithrenewedconfidencethatthestateofourunionisstronger。

ButwegatherhereknowingthattherearemillionsofAmericanswhosehardworkanddedicationhavenotyetbeenrewarded.Oureconomyisaddingjobs-buttoomanypeoplestillcan’tfindfull-timeemployment.Corporateprofitshaverocketedtoall-timehighs-butformorethanadecade,wagesandincomeshavebarelybudged。

Itisourgeneration’stask,then,toreignitethetrueengineofAmerica’seconomicgrowth-arising,thrivingmiddleclass。

Itisourunfinishedtasktorestorethebasicbargainthatbuiltthiscountry-theideathatifyouworkhardandmeetyourresponsibilities,youcangetahead,nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,whatyoulooklike,orwhoyoulove。

Itisourunfinishedtasktomakesurethatthisgovernmentworksonbehalfofthemany,andnotjustthefew;thatitencouragesfreeenterprise,rewardsinpidualinitiative,andopensthedoorsofopportunitytoeverychildacrossthisgreatnation。

TheAmericanpeopledon’texpectgovernmenttosolveeveryproblem.Theydon’texpectthoseofusinthischambertoagreeoneveryissue.Buttheydoexpectustoputthenation’sinterestsbeforeparty.Theydoexpectustoforgereasonablecompromisewherewecan.FortheyknowthatAmericamovesforwardonlywhenwedosotogether;andthattheresponsibilityofimprovingthisunionremainsthetaskofusall。

Ourworkmustbeginbymakingsomebasicdecisionsaboutourbudget-decisionsthatwillhaveahugeimpactonthestrengthofourrecovery。

Overthelastfewyears,bothpartieshaveworkedtogethertoreducethedeficitbymorethan$2.5trillion-mostlythroughspendingcuts,butalsobyraisingtaxratesonthewealthiest1percentofAmericans.Asaresult,wearemorethanhalfwaytowardsthegoalof$4trillionindeficitreductionthateconomistssayweneedtostabilizeourfinances。

Nowweneedtofinishthejob.Andthequestionis,how?

In2011,Congresspassedalawsayingthatifbothpartiescouldn’tagreeonaplantoreachourdeficitgoal,aboutatrilliondollars’worthofbudgetcutswouldautomaticallygointoeffectthisyear.Thesesudden,harsh,arbitrarycutswouldjeopardizeourmilitaryreadiness.They’ddevastateprioritieslikeeducation,energy,andmedicalresearch.Theywouldcertainlyslowourrecovery,andcostushundredsofthousandsofjobs.That’swhyDemocrats,Republicans,businessleaders,andeconomistshavealreadysaidthatthesecuts,knownhereinWashingtonas“thesequester,”areareallybadidea。

Now,someinthisCongresshaveproposedpreventingonlythedefensecutsbymakingevenbiggercutstothingslikeeducationandjobtraining;MedicareandSocialSecuritybenefits。

Thatideaisevenworse.Yes,thebiggestdriverofourlong-termdebtistherisingcostofhealthcareforanagingpopulation.AndthoseofuswhocaredeeplyaboutprogramslikeMedicaremustembracetheneedformodestreforms-otherwise,ourretirementprogramswillcrowdouttheinvestmentsweneedforourchildren,andjeopardizethepromiseofasecureretirementforfuturegenerations。

Butwecan’taskseniorcitizensandworkingfamiliestoshouldertheentireburdenofdeficitreductionwhileaskingnothingmorefromthewealthiestandmostpowerful.Wewon’tgrowthemiddleclasssimplybyshiftingthecostofhealthcareorcollegeontofamiliesthatarealreadystruggling,orbyforcingcommunitiestolayoffmoreteachers,cops,andfirefighters.MostAmericans-Democrats,Republicans,andIndependents-understandthatwecan’tjustcutourwaytoprosperity.Theyknowthatbroad-basedeconomicgrowthrequiresabalancedapproachtodeficitreduction,withspendingcutsandrevenue,andwitheverybodydoingtheirfairshare.Andthat’stheapproachIoffertonight。

OnMedicare,I’mpreparedtoenactreformsthatwillachievethesameamountofhealthcaresavingsbythebeginningofthenextdecadeasthereformsproposedbythebipartisanSimpson-Bowlescommission.Already,theAffordableCareActishelpingtoslowthegrowthofhealthcarecosts.ThereformsI’mproposinggoevenfurther.We’llreducetaxpayersubsidiestoprescriptiondrugcompaniesandaskmorefromthewealthiestseniors.We’llbringdowncostsbychangingthewayourgovernmentpaysforMedicare,becauseourmedicalbillsshouldn’tbebasedonthenumberoftestsorderedordaysspentinthehospital-theyshouldbebasedonthequalityofcarethatourseniorsreceive.AndIamopentoadditionalreformsfrombothparties,solongastheydon’tviolatetheguaranteeofasecureretirement.Ourgovernmentshouldn’tmakepromiseswecannotkeep-butwemustkeepthepromiseswe’vealreadymade。

Tohittherestofourdeficitreductiontarget,weshoulddowhatleadersinbothpartieshavealreadysuggested,andsavehundredsofbillionsofdollarsbygettingridoftaxloopholesanddeductionsforthewell-offandwell-connected.Afterall,whywouldwechoosetomakedeepercutstoeducationandMedicarejusttoprotectspecialinteresttaxbreaks?Howisthatfair?Howdoesthatpromotegrowth?

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